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Offline Dan J

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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #10 on: 14 November 2008, 16:31 »
collinite 845 will go over your dodojuice no problem, collinite is a wax and a good wax at that :wink: 1 coat will protect your car up to a year,and its detergent proof :smiley:

once you've polished,apply some sealant if you've got some if not....get some as it protects your paint from salt,rain,and has uv filters etc, then apply your 845, leave for 10/15 mins.......remove then apply your purple haze.
job done and your car will be protected for winter.
put collinite on your wheels aswell and it will make removing brake dust well easy :wink:
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #11 on: 14 November 2008, 16:48 »
collinite 845 will go over your dodojuice no problem, collinite is a wax and a good wax at that :wink: 1 coat will protect your car up to a year,and its detergent proof :smiley:

once you've polished,apply some sealant if you've got some if not....get some as it protects your paint from salt,rain,and has uv filters etc, then apply your 845, leave for 10/15 mins.......remove then apply your purple haze.
job done and your car will be protected for winter.
put collinite on your wheels aswell and it will make removing brake dust well easy :wink:


sounds like a plan to me right 845 added to my list,, what kinda sealant? what do you use? i dont wanna buy rubbish  :wink:
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #12 on: 14 November 2008, 19:06 »
...then apply your 845, leave for 10/15 mins.......


I don't know if 845 is significantly different to 476s, but if you left 476s on for that length of time, it would dry like glue. Perhaps 845 has a longer drying time??   :undecided:

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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #13 on: 14 November 2008, 19:30 »
i was just going to do one panel at a time, i dont want wrist\arm ache
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #14 on: 14 November 2008, 23:00 »
conker: 845 is basically a gel/liquid form of 476 and is easier to apply and the curing time allows it to bond properly to the suface, the only time ive had it bake on is when ive put it on in hot sunny weather and havent removed it in time :angry: .

em:sealant, poorboys ex-p, chemical guys factory sealant,chemical guys m-seal are my weapons of choice,jetseal 109 is top stuff too :smiley:
after applying one of the above i put two layers of collinite 845 on then finish of with a layer of dodo juice purple haze or rainforest rub.
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #15 on: 17 November 2008, 13:08 »
Jetseal 109 is a must :cool:

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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #16 on: 17 November 2008, 17:42 »
Jetseal 109 is a must :cool:

thanks kells, i've just been reading about jetseal 109, i'm going to order some now, thanks  :wink:
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #17 on: 17 November 2008, 21:31 »
yep - my protection usually goes something along the lines of...

wash
clay
wash
polish - deep cut
polish - fine cut
lime prime
jetseal 109 x 2
wax x 2+
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #18 on: 17 November 2008, 21:55 »
yep - my protection usually goes something along the lines of...

wash
clay
wash
polish - deep cut
polish - fine cut

lime prime
jetseal 109 x 2
wax x 2+
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wait confused again.........polish deep? polish fine? what and what?
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Re: right what do i need to be doing to protect my paint this winter
« Reply #19 on: 18 November 2008, 12:47 »
The deep and the fine cut are just different types of polish.

Deep cut corrects the paintork from swirls scratches etc then you go over with the fine cut to refine the finnish. Its more for machine polishing.

I very much doubt you would see the difference if your just polishing by hand so your SRP is fine.